Star light, star bright…
First star I see tonight…
I wish I may, I wish I might…
Have this wish I wish tonight.
What’s my wish? For that little broken leg to heal as it should, of course! What’s your wish?
Stars thanks to our Twilight Turtle!
Weekend recap
First, I’m trying to get this post done really fast because I have to get into the other room to watch Mad Men! I am SO glad that show is back. If you don’t watch – why not?
Since you all seemed to enjoy the weekend recap last Monday (did you enjoy it? I’m just assuming there) I thought I would do it again. We had another beautiful spring weekend here in Alabama. The azaleas in our backyard are in full bloom, the grass is green and the temps are warm but not too hot. Just lovely.
Saturday morning started off with a trip to Target that turned into a trip to Target, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond and Old Navy. Maxwell was really excited about it on the way out…
But, he does love a good ride in a shopping cart so he was pretty happy in all the stores, especially since he had Robert’s “ga-ga’s” to play with.
While out, we did pick up Maxwell a hat. The sun can be brutal on the playground and I had ordered him a little baseball cap from Old Navy to protect his face. Robert informed me that that was not the proper hat for any son of his. We came home Saturday with something that Robert deemed a little more appropriate!
Roll Tide!
That afternoon Maxwell took his nap like he usually does these days – with his whole circus of animals in the bed with him. He loves to have all of his buddies, including Little Al, right there in the crib…
p.s. – don’t worry, Maxwell’s not in there smothered under the animals. I had already gotten him up when I took this! 🙂
After nap came a neighborhood walk where Maxwell practiced the proper 10:00 and 2:00 hand position…
After that, a little playtime in the laundry basket…why not?
After dinner, Maxwell enjoyed some cookies (yes I gave him the whole bag because he really wanted it. Yes, he did eventually dump out all the cookies onto his tray BUT he did help me pick them up and put them back in the bag. Note to future visitors – stay away from the Goldfish Grahams! )
By the way, what do you watch while eating cookies?
Cookie Monster of course! 🙂
On Sunday morning, I sang Maxwell a rousing rendition of Itsy Bitsy Spider during breakfast and he gave me a hearty round of applause!
We then played outside and tried to keep his cast out of the dirt…
and then went for our usual neighborhood walk.
I then tried to teach Maxwell how to play with the new Leap Pad I bought him…
We were only marginally successful. He really just thinks it’s fun to push the buttons and pretend like it’s a giant phone!
While Maxwell napped I played baker using Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious. I made Applesauce Muffins (with hidden squash) and Yellow Cupcakes (with pumpkin and yogurt). Both really good and both enjoyed by Maxwell…especially the cupcakes!
Phew! that was long! It was a great weekend but now I’ve got a date with Don Draper. See you later!
Crayons and Play-Doh
I set my little Tiny Tim up at the dining table with enough crayons, coloring books and Play-Doh to entertain for at least 30 minutes.
2 reports about Play-Doh:
1. It still smells exactly like I remembered.
2. Maxwell really wasn’t a fan.
He just didn’t know what to do with it and didn’t like that it kept sticking to his fingers. Oh well. I had fun playing with it and he had fun with the roller and cookie cutters!
We also colored in a coloring book…
and on the table…
and that is why I have that lovely plastic table cloth on there! Stinker!
Of course, coloring in a coloring book isn’t quite as much fun as eating the crayons…
My silly little broken-legged boy! We’re going to have a fun weekend at home figuring out ways to entertain each other. Hope you all have an entertaining weekend too!
One day at a time
We’re taking this broken leg one day at a time – and yesterday was a pretty good day! Maxwell wasn’t too happy when he woke up. Maybe it was just the realization that the darn cast wasn’t coming off! But, he perked up quickly and was his happy, smiling self all day.
A few pics in the trusty green chair to document the blue cast…
You can also see in that picture where his head is scraped up from the fall. He’s so tough!
Of course, Susan came with a special surprise and Maxwell was ALL SMILES!
Susan checked out his cast…
and gave him lots of love.
These two ended up having a big adventure at the zoo. Who needs to be able to walk when you can ride in the stroller to see all the animals and ride the train around the entire zoo – twice?!
Thank you SO much for all of your entertainment suggestions. I took a trip to Wal-Mart yesterday and came home with all sorts of play-doh, crayons, finger-paints and even a Leap Pad! Lots of fun ahead for this little guy!
Injured for real
Well, get this – Maxwell has a broken leg. A BROKEN LEG. Are you kidding? My poor, poor buddy. What an ordeal.
When Maxwell woke up yesterday morning, he still wasn’t wanting to walk at all. I called his pediatrician first thing and they said that since he wasn’t putting any weight on the leg, we should take him into the pediatric orthopedist. I really thought he was just going to tell us it was a sprained ankle but, no such luck. At our appointment at 1:00 they took some x-rays of his little leg and, sure enough, he has a fracture in his shin. What bone is that? I’m not even sure. I’m not sure who was crying harder when the doc told us the news – me or Maxwell! They put a little baby blue cast on his leg and he can’t walk for two weeks. Two weeks of no walking at all. Wow. No playing on the playground, no running in the yard, no pushing his lawnmower, and, very sadly, no school. So, so sad. After two weeks, we go back for another x-ray and they will likely put on a walking cast that he will wear for another two weeks. The doctor then said that it will probably take another two weeks after that for everything to go back to normal. So, we’re looking at a 6 week ordeal. Again, my poor, poor buddy.
Trying to look on the bright side – at least this isn’t the middle of the summer. He’ll have it off before pool and sprinkler time is in full force, thank goodness!
Some pictures of his “casting”….
Pitiful…
So pitiful…
Robert was trying to entertain with a Sesame Street video…
All finished and doing a little better…
Maxwell really handled it all like a champ. Especially given that the appointment was smack dab in the middle of his nap time.
Home and happy again…
Full view of his cast…
Don’t you like the baby blue? I picked it so it would match his Easter outfit! 🙂
Giving him a bath last night was interesting. If you see him over the next two weeks and he looks a little dirty – please forgive us!
If any of you have been through this before and have any advice, I’ll gladly take it. Any ideas on activities for an 18 month old that you can do sitting down? Would LOVE those. I’m seeing a lot of Sesame Street videos and coloring in our future for the next 6 weeks!
Life is always an adventure, no?